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Suddenly,fromsomewhere-noone’ssenseofdirectionwasveryclearbynow-therecameacry,eitherofsomeinhumanvoiceorelseavoiceofoneinsuchextremityofterrorthathehadalmostlosthishumanity.

Caspianwasstilltryingtospeak-hismouthwastoodry-whentheshrillvoiceofReepicheep,whichsoundedlouderthanusualinthatsilence,washeard.

“Whocalls?”itpiped.“Ifyouareafoewedonotfearyou,andifyouareafriendyourenemiesshallbetaughtthefearofus.”

“Mercy!”criedthevoice.“Mercy!Evenifyouareonlyonemoredream,havemerry.Takemeonboard.Takeme,evenifyoustrikemedead.Butinthenameofallmerciesdonotfadeawayandleavemeinthishorribleland.”

“Whereareyou?”shoutedCaspian.“Comeaboardandwelcome.”

Therecameanothercry,whetherofjoyorterror,andthentheyknewthatsomeonewasswimmingtowardsthem.

“Standbytoheavehimup,men,”saidCaspian.

“Aye,aye,yourMajesty,”saidthesailors.Severalcrowdedtotheportbulwarkwithropesandone,leaningfaroutovertheside,heldthetorch.Awild,whitefaceappearedintheblacknessofthewater,andthen,aftersomescramblingandpulling,adozenfriendlyhandshadheavedthestrangeronboard.

Edmundthoughthehadneverseenawilder-lookingman.Thoughhedidnototherwiselookveryold,hishairwasanuntidymopofwhite,hisfacewasthinanddrawn,and,forclothing,onlyafewwetragshungabouthim.Butwhatonemainlynoticedwerehiseyes,whichweresowidelyopenedthatheseemedtohavenoeyelidsatall,andstaredasifinanagonyofpurefear.Themomenthisfeetreachedthedeckhesaid:

“Fly!Fly!Aboutwithyourshipandfly!Row,row,rowforyourlivesawayfromthisaccursedshore.”

“Composeyourself,”saidReepicheep,“andtelluswhatthedangeris.Wearenotusedtoflying.”

ThestrangerstartedhorriblyatthevoiceoftheMouse,whichhehadnotnoticedbefore.

“Neverthelessyouwillflyfromhere,”hegasped.“ThisistheIslandwhereDreamscometrue.”

“That’stheislandI’vebeenlookingforthislongtime,”saidoneofthesailors.“IreckonedI’dfindIwasmarriedtoNancyifwelandedhere.”

“AndI’dfindTomaliveagain,”saidanother.

“Fools!”saidtheman,stampinghisfootwithrage.“Thatisthesortoftalkthatbroughtmehere,andI’dbetterhavebeendrownedorneverborn.DoyouhearwhatIsay?Thisiswheredreams-dreams,doyouunderstand,cometolife,comereal.Notdaydreams:dreams.”

Therewasabouthalfaminute’ssilenceandthen,withagreatclatterofarmour,thewholecrewweretumblingdownthemainhatchasquickastheycouldandflingingthemselvesontheoarstorowastheyhadneverrowedbefore;andDrinianwasswingingroundthetiller,andtheboatswainwasgivingoutthequickeststrokethathadeverbeenheardatsea.Forithadtakeneveryonejustthathalfminutetoremembercertaindreamstheyhadhad-dreamsthatmakeyouafraidofgoingtosleepagain-andtorealizewhatitwouldmeantolandonacountrywheredreamscometrue.

OnlyReepicheepremainedunmoved.

“YourMajesty,yourMajesty,”hesaid,“areyougoingtotoleratethismutiny,thispoltroonery?Thisisapanic,thisisarout.”

“Row,row,”bellowedCaspian.“Pullforallourlives.Isherheadright,Drinian?Youcansaywhatyoulike,Reepicheep.Therearesomethingsnomancanface.”

“Itis,then,mygoodfortunenottobeaman,”repliedReepicheepwithaverystiffbow.

Lucyfromupalofthadhearditall.Inaninstantthatoneofherowndreamswhichshehadtriedhardesttoforgetcamebacktoherasvividlyasifshehadonlyjustwokenfromit.Sothatwaswhatwasbehindthem,ontheisland,inthedarkness!ForasecondshewantedtogodowntothedeckandbewithEdmundandCaspian.Butwhatwastheuse?Ifdreamsbegancomingtrue,EdmundandCaspianthemselvesmightturnintosomethinghorriblejustasshereachedthem.Shegrippedtherailofthefightingtopandtriedtosteadyherself.Theywererowingbacktothelightashardastheycould:itwouldbeallrightinafewseconds.Butoh,ifonlyitcouldbeallrightnow!

Thoughtherowingmadeagooddealofnoiseitdidnotquiteconcealthetotalsilencewhichsurroundedtheship.

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